The Bengal CID has served Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee a notice directing him to provide voice samples on June 30 after securing court approval in an investigation linked to his alleged remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Eight people have died in the collapse of an under-construction warehouse shed in Kolkata's Taratala area. Five people have been arrested as the Army and NDRF continue rescue and search operations at the site.
In an exclusive coversation with The Statesman, it has been learnt that the state government has initiated a five-tier rescue and relief operation into the Taratala mishap.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the new building of the police station in Bongaon on May 9, 2023.
The court has also directed him to be in police custody till June 29. Moreover, several new charges have been added to his case.
Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has stirred the political cauldron once again, this time by visiting the Jagannath temple in Digha and paying a courtesy call on chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal unit BJP president and Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Friday questioned the absence of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee
Two students, scolded by their mothers for wasting time over mobile phones, felt insulted and committed suicide by hanging at their respective homes in East Burdwan today.
According to Bidhannagar Police, about 11 fire tenders were pressed into service and the fire was brought under control after three hours.
District students outperformed their Kolkata counterparts in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education results declared today. Of the total 66 candidates securing the top 10 ranks, only one student from the city could make it to the list.
